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Description |
Asia: Salween basin (Ref. 26580). Recorded from Myanmar and Thailand (Ref. 4832).
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: The species is known from throughout the middle-lower Salween basin and Sittaung rivers in Myanmar and Thailand, but not found in China.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Thailand
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Population [top]
Population: The species is locally uncommon, more common in some places. It has decreased in Thailand, but the situation in Myanmar is not known.
Current Population Trend: Decreasing
Additional data:
?Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: Found in rivers with sandy bottoms in fast flowing stretches; upland streams especially, not stagnant or slow flowing waters.
Systems: Freshwater
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: Most likely used in subsistence fisheries; recorded in the aquarium trade.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): The species will be impacted by dams on the mainstream of the Salween and elsewhere which will degrade its habitat. It is also likely to be effected by pollution.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: None in place. Research needed into the impact of dams and population trends, as well as ecology, especially migratory habits.
Citation: Allen, D.J. 2012. Chagunius baileyi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T181228A1711298. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181228A1711298.en. Downloaded on 21 March 2016.
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